U.S. Treasury sanctions Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange Nobitex and three other Iranian crypto exchanges.
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned four Iranian digital asset exchanges on June 2, 2026, including Nobitex, Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange. Treasury accused Nobitex of facilitating sanctions evasion and processing transactions for Iran's central bank and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The sanctions followed a Reuters investigation published May 1 that revealed Nobitex's ties to Iran's supreme leader and its role in moving assets during U.S. combat operations.
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7 outlets covered it, splitting into 7 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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U.S. Sanctions Iran's Biggest Crypto Exchange for Ties to Terrorist IRGC
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Times of Israel
US blacklists Iran's largest crypto exchange for helping Islamic Republic skirt sanctions
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- Reutersfirst
- Newsmax+0 min
- Washington Times+1.1 h
- Bloomberg+1.7 h
- Jerusalem Post+3.1 h
- Times of Israel+7.3 h
- Breitbart+29.9 h
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Breitbart frames sanctions as proof that Trump's maximum pressure campaign has been a success, while other outlets report the action factually with context about the ongoing war and Reuters investigation.
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“US Treasury issues new Iran sanctions targeting crypto exchanges” · Times of Israel, Jerusalem Post, Reuters, Bloomberg
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RReuters US Treasury issues new Iran sanctions targeting crypto exchanges 102d ago BLBloomberg US Sanctions Iran's Top Crypto Exchange in Ongoing Push for Deal 102d ago 13 tracked claims across 7 outlets
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Nobitex denied having government connections and said any illicit funds moved without management approval.
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